The Beats Tour, Monster’s second foray into quality mid-priced inner earphones, is a departure in sound, design and construction from their first, the Turbine; a product which is backed and co-produced by American hip-hop artist, Dr. Dre. At 150$, the Beats Tour tips the scale toward the more expensive side of portable earphones, but in many areas, stands tall even amidst stiff competition. However, at around the same price, the Tour’s closest competition comes from the Monster Turbine.

Canada day cometh to TouchMyApps in just a dozenor so odd hours, but we are already celebrating with a rush of great headphone news. This month and next, we will be reviewing a great range of headphones from the cost-conscious Head-Direct RE2 to the cost-no-object custom from in-ear’s audio god, the Jerry Harvey JH13Pro. Of course, the middle will hold some other great options and a few surprises that we just have to keep secret for a bit.